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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994

THE

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EXTENSION OF ORDINANCE PROLONGS UNCERTAINTY AND WORRY OF CIVIL SERVANTS

* *

ADMINISTRATION IS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT

THE LEGISLATIVE

OF

COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DECIDED TO EXTEND THE LIFE THE PUBLIC

OF SERVICE) (TEMPORARY OFFICERS (VARIATION OF CONDITIONS PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE.

PROLONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE EXTENSION WOULD NOT HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD

THE UNCERTAINTY FOR

LOCAL BOTH

STAFF, OVERSEAS

ONLY

AND

A

"IT

MAY

ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF

SOME DEPARTMENTS,

HE

ADDED.

APPARENT

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT AFTER INTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH

IT WAS STAFF ASSOCIATIONS, AND OVERSEAS DIFFERENCES HAD BEEN NARROWED AS FAR AS WAS POSSIBLE.

LOCAL

THE

THAT

BOTH STAFF

WOULD ASSOCIATIONS

NOW WISH TO RESERVE RESPECTIVE POSITIONS AND IT IS UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT THAT ALL COULD REACH A CONSENSUS AND OPENLY SUPPORT ANY PROPOSAL THAT FROM THEIR OWN.

THEIR

PARTIES

DIFFERS

"WHILE

DIFFICULT

IN

PRESENT

OUR

IS ALWAYS OPEN IT IS DOOR CIRCUMSTANCES TO SEE HOW FURTHER DISCUSSIONS CAN LEAD TO A UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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HE STRESSED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO MAKE A DECISION AND GET ON WITH THE JOB OF MANAGING THE CIVIL SERVICE.

A MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TASK IS TO WORK OUT THE COMMON TERMS CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE IN FUTURE.

AND

"THE INTERIM RESIDENTS

MEASURE OF ALLOWING OVERSEAS TO TRANSFER TO LOCAL TERMS PERMANENT CONDITIONS IS

SHORT-TERM ARRANGEMENT NO MORE THAN A IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON TERMS.

OFFICERS

ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PENDING THE

WHO

"HOWEVER SINCE THE ORDINANCE HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED, NO TRANSFER TO LOCAL CONDITIONS IS ALLOWED TO TAKE PLACE UNTIL JULY 6.

"ON

PERMANENT

GROUNDS OF THAT ALL

PUBLIC

OTHER THE

HAND, OVERSEAS OFFICERS

ARE WHO RESIDENTS CANNOT BE REFUSED FURTHER EMPLOYMENT SOLELY ON LOCALISATION BECAUSE OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH PROVIDES PERMANENT RESIDENTS SHALL HAVE EQUAL RIGHT OF ACCESS SERVICE."

SPOKESMAN

NOTED

THAT THE ADMINISTRATION THE CONTINUE TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS AND GRANT APPROVAL IN OFFICERS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TRANSFER.

то

WOULD

TO PRINCIPLE TO

HAVE

ON

OVERSEAS

FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHOSE CONTRACTS WILL

TO SOON, THE ADMINISTRATION WILL HAVE NO OPTION BUT CONTRACTS

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE UNTIL

EXPIRES.

BE EXPIRING EXTEND THEIR THE ORDINANCE

/REGARDING THE